South Dakota Unit 15A:deer draw odds & harvest

4 hunt codes for deer. 2026: 200 to 600 tags, 159 to 852 applicants per hunt.

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Hardest draw in Unit 15A2026 draw

200 tags, 852 applied, 25% drew.

39th hardest of 316 South Dakota deer draws in 2026.

Deer Turkey Elk Pronghorn Public land & access

Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts

Harvest success, 3 yr

40–70%

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Hunt codes

Best draw odds

Deer100% drew
Turkey100% drew
Elk100% drew
Pronghorn2% drew

Harvest success, 3 yr

Deer40–70%
Turkey17–61%
Elk33–88%
Pronghorn68–77%

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Hunt codes

Deer huntsin Unit 15A

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Tags	Success 3-yr
15A01	west river deer · November 14-29, 2026Butte	16 of 202 drew	200	62–69%
15A17P	wrdBUTTE CO. except that portion included in 15B.	1 of 1 drew		58–66%
15A18	west river deer · November 14-29, 2026Butte	2 of 29 drew	600	59–70%
15A19P	west river deer · November 14-29, 2026Butte	121 of 121 drew	500	40–52%

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Source: SDGFP · Updated Nov 13, 2026